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Tornado Warning 31, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at May 14, 2006, 4:59 PM EDT for Jefferson County, Georgia. It was in force for 31 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 14, 2006, 4:59 PM EDT (20:59 UTC)
- Expired
- May 14, 2006, 5:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Jefferson County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 5:10 PM EDT | HAIL 0.75 | 7 N Louisville, GA |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 4:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 187 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 298 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -111 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 884 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 107 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 195 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS52 KFFC 142059 TORFFC GAC163-142130- /O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0031.060514T2059Z-060514T2130Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 459 PM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... JEFFERSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA * UNTIL 530 PM EDT * AT 457 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WRENS...OR ABOUT 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF SANDERSVILLE... MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO STELLAVILLE AND MATTHEWS. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. LAT...LON 3317 8267 3300 8267 3300 8229 3323 8226 $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS52 KFFC 142112 SVSFFC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 512 PM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006 GAC163-142130- /O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-060514T2130Z/ JEFFERSON GA- 512 PM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY... AT 510 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WRENS...OR ABOUT 21 MILES EAST OF SANDERSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO STELLAVILLE AND MATTHEWS. WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN GEORGIA. IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. LAT...LON 3317 8267 3300 8267 3300 8229 3323 8226 $$
000 WWUS52 KFFC 142131 SVSFFC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 531 PM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006 GAC163-142141- /O.EXP.KFFC.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-060514T2130Z/ JEFFERSON GA- 531 PM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY EXPIRED AT 530 PM EDT... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN GEORGIA. IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. LAT...LON 3317 8267 3300 8267 3300 8229 3323 8226 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 8:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Dade, Walker | 45 min |
| May 13, 8:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Murray | 29 min |
| May 13, 8:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Whitfield | 26 min |
| May 13, 9:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer | 30 min |
| May 13, 9:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Walker, Whitfield | 23 min |
| May 13, 9:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Union | 38 min |
| May 13, 9:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Towns | 26 min |
| May 13, 10:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Upson | 36 min |
| May 13, 10:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crawford, Monroe | 32 min |
| May 13, 10:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Muscogee | 49 min |
| May 13, 10:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb | 31 min |
| May 13, 10:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Talbot | 29 min |
| May 13, 10:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Stewart, Webster | 51 min |
| May 13, 11:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Taylor | 46 min |
| May 13, 11:32 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Webster | 28 min |
| May 13, 11:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Macon | 37 min |
| May 14, 12:26 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Floyd | 37 min |
| May 14, 4:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hall, White | 18 min |
| May 14, 4:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Banks | 15 min |
| May 14, 3:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jasper | 16 min |
| May 14, 4:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hancock | 27 min |
| May 14, 4:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Washington | 26 min |
| May 14, 4:53 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Washington | 22 min |
| May 14, 5:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Washington | 35 min |
| May 14, 6:07 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Washington | 23 min |
| May 14, 6:21 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Jefferson | 39 min |
| May 14, 6:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Houston, Pulaski | 30 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.